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SmallGovCon Week In Review: January 15-19, 2018
Jan 19, 2018
Will they or won’t they? That is the question looming today, which is the deadline to temporarily halt a partial shutdown of the government. While we keep our eyes on news from Washington, we have other noteworthy news and commentary in this edition of SmallGovCon Week In Review.
This week, we...
Council Of Europe’s Anti-Corruption Monitoring Body Report
Jan 18, 2018
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body Groups of States Against Corruption (GRECO) assesses evaluations of countries’ levels of compliance with corruption prevention. These reports contain recommendations to the evaluated countries in order to improve their compliance. It has...
Bid Protest Report Gives Insight into COFC Protests
Jan 18, 2018
When we write about bid protest decisions on SmallGovCon, odds are that we’re writing about a GAO decision. For good reason: GAO is the most common forum protesters bring bid protests.
But SmallGovCon readers also know there’s another possible forum for protests: the Court of Federal...
New Simpler Contract for SMEs in Public Work
Jan 18, 2018
The UK Government Legal Department’s (GLD) Commercial Law Group announced a new slimline Public Sector Contract to make public sector work more accessible to smaller companies (SMEs). This easier to navigate and use document gives a more user-friendly route to government work and a quicker, more...
Setting Goals for OMB, GSA’s e-Commerce Portal
Jan 18, 2018
The General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are working to develop recommendations on what laws and policies need changing or updating to implement what’s being called the Amazon amendment. The agencies held a listening session for federal employees and...
Ukraine – Public Procurements Complaints Grow In 2017
Jan 18, 2018
Head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has reported that the number of complaints about public procurement in 2017 grew by 1.8 times, from 3,067 in 2016 to 5,684 in 2017. “… the Economic Development and Trade Ministry noted cases of abuse of the mechanism of contesting the results of...
VA Proposes Expanded “Good Character” SDVOSB Exclusions
Jan 18, 2018
The VA has proposed expanding its definition of the “good character” required to own or control an SDVOSB or VOSB.
The VA’s proposed rule would exclude many people convicted of felonies (including felonies unrelated to business integrity), which may raise questions about the rule’s...
Polish Government Develops National Cryptocurrency
Jan 18, 2018
The Polish government hopes to revolutionise payments and the banking system by developing a national cryptocurrency, reports Open Access Government. The development of a digitalised national cryptocurrency, called Digital PLN (dPLN), is being worked on by the Polish Blockchain Technology...
PFI Deals – A New NAO Report
Jan 18, 2018
UK National Audit Office has produced a report with information about the rationale, costs and benefits of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), the use and impact of PFI, the ability to make savings from operational contracts, and the introduction of PF2. There are currently over 700 operational...
GSA Assumes Risk in EIS Transition
Jan 17, 2018
The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is providing $9 million to agencies supporting the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) rollout without receiving the required interagency agreements. “As a result, FAS is at risk for disputes over contract oversight responsibilities,” the General...
Buying Procurement Technology Webinar: Meet our Panel
Jan 16, 2018
We’re just a few days away from the next in our series of How to Buy Procurement Technology webinars. What started with advice on how to get started with a procurement technology acquisition has evolved to a panel of expert suppliers and industry consultants ready to share their wisdom with our...
VA Proposes Elimination of SDVOSB Ownership & Control Rules
Jan 16, 2018
The VA has formally proposed to eliminate its SDVOSB and VOSB ownership and control regulations.
Once the proposed change is finalized, the VA will use the SBA’s regulations to evaluate SDVOSB and VOSB eligibility, as required by the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act.
As...
